On This Day

Saturday, June 4, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 21 .571 --
Yankees 28 23 .549 1.0
Red Sox 26 23 .531 2.0
Brewers 26 26 .500 3.5
Indians 22 24 .478 4.5
Tigers 20 27 .426 7.0
Blue Jays 19 30 .388 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 31 19 .620 --
White Sox 28 20 .583 2.0
Rangers 23 23 .500 6.0
Angels 24 24 .500 6.0
Athletics 25 25 .500 6.0
Royals 23 25 .479 7.0
Mariners 21 34 .382 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 17 .638 --
Pirates 28 18 .609 1.5
Cardinals 28 21 .571 3.0
Phillies 26 21 .553 4.0
Expos 20 28 .417 10.5
Mets 19 31 .380 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 35 16 .686 --
Reds 24 25 .490 10.0
Padres 25 30 .455 12.0
Astros 22 29 .431 13.0
Giants 22 30 .423 13.5
Braves 20 33 .377 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bumbry 4
1 Rick Manning 4
1 Mike Vail 4
4 Mark Belanger 3
4 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Lemon 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Al Cowens 4
2 Rick Manning 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 2
2 Glenn Burke 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Moose Haas 1.00
1 Phil Niekro 1.00
3 Bert Blyleven 0.88
4 Nolan Ryan 0.65
5 Dave Lemanczyk 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Phil Niekro 9
3 Moose Haas 8
4 Bert Blyleven 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Manny Trillo .368
3 Dave Parker .363
4 Carlton Fisk .341
5 Lyman Bostock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Zisk 15
2 Ron Cey 14
3 Jeff Burroughs 13
3 Reggie Smith 13
5 4 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 51
2 Larry Hisle 47
3 Jeff Burroughs 44
4 Dave Winfield 43
5 Joe Rudi 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 20
1 Joe Morgan 20
1 Frank Taveras 20
4 Jerry Remy 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 1.72
2 Dick Tidrow 1.75
3 Ed Figueroa 1.80
4 Steve Rogers 1.92
5 Frank Tanana 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Rhoden 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
1 Frank Tanana 8
4 Ray Burris 7
4 7 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 124
2 Frank Tanana 95
3 Steve Rogers 83
4 Bert Blyleven 74
5 Phil Niekro 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 15
2 Charlie Hough 14
3 Rollie Fingers 13
4 Sparky Lyle 10
5 3 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .442
2 Buddy Bell .426
3 Rico Carty .419
4 Rennie Stennett .405
5 Al Cowens .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
2 Lee May 6
3 Dusty Baker 5
3 Hal McRae 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 19
2 Johnny Bench 15
2 Ken Reitz 15
4 Mike Ivie 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Jerry Royster 8
3 Jose Cruz 7
3 Mickey Rivers 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 0.53
2 Sparky Lyle 0.56
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.67
4 Gary Ross 0.69
5 Clay Carroll 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Steve Rogers 29
3 Ed Halicki 26
4 Jim Palmer 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Ken Forsch 4
3 Sparky Lyle 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Ontiveros .415
2 Rod Carew .408
3 Manny Trillo .390
4 Barry Bonnell .384
5 Larry Hisle .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 10
1 Reggie Smith 10
3 Jim Rice 9
3 George Scott 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 25
1 Graig Nettles 25
3 Thurman Munson 24
4 Ken Reitz 23
5 6 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 16
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Jerry Royster 12
4 Dave Concepcion 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.66
2 Bruce Sutter 0.93
3 Frank Tanana 1.04
4 Ron Reed 1.08
5 Rollie Fingers 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Mike Krukow 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 Frank Tanana 50
3 Steve Rogers 48
4 Ed Halicki 36
4 Dennis Leonard 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Rollie Fingers 10
3 Charlie Hough 7
4 Rich Gossage 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Dave Parker .330
3 Bill Madlock .326
4 Ken Griffey .326
5 Hal McRae .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 40
2 Reggie Jackson 32
3 George Foster 31
3 Richie Zisk 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 120
1 Lee May 120
3 Graig Nettles 113
4 George Foster 111
5 Thurman Munson 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 71
2 Davey Lopes 69
3 Joe Morgan 61
4 Bill North 59
5 Cesar Cedeno 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.21
2 Charlie Hough 2.23
3 Jim Palmer 2.41
4 John Denny 2.44
5 Mark Fidrych 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 23
1 Don Sutton 23
3 Steve Carlton 22
4 Nolan Ryan 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 359
2 Frank Tanana 262
3 Jerry Koosman 222
4 Tom Seaver 221
5 Dennis Eckersley 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 31
2 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Rawly Eastwick 27
4 Sparky Lyle 26
5 Bill Campbell 24